Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

• DirectorNagisa Ōshima
• Release18 December 1999
• Genre
  Drama / History
• Duration1h 40m
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  6.6
  108 reviews
• Productions

  Oshima Productions, Shochiku, KADOKAWA Shoten, IMAGICA, BS Asahi, Eisei Gekijo, Bac Films, Le Studio Canal+, Recorded Picture Company